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4/26
A round-up of Penn mentions in local, national, and international media.
Penn In the News
Wendy Roth of the School of Arts & Sciences conducted a study that found that people who take consumer DNA tests interpret the results differently according to their existing knowledge of genetics. “The way people interpret scientific evidence is not neutral,” she said.
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Sara Cherry of the Perelman School of Medicine spoke about the effects of panic purchasing in response to the coronavirus outbreak. “The truth is, it is very difficult to get [N95 respirators] right now,” she said.
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Tobias Barrington Wolff of the Law School commented on reports that a memo documenting a May 10, 2017, meeting between the U.S. president and Russian diplomats may have been illegally withheld from the Mueller investigation. “This emphasizes the point that Mueller’s conclusions were based on imperfect information precisely because of White House and Trump misconduct,” he said.
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Morgan Hoke of the School of Arts and Sciences writes about why humans are the fattest species when they are born.
Penn In the News
Philip Tetlock of the Wharton School and the School of Arts & Sciences is cited for the impact his book Superforecasting has had on the way the intelligence community operates.
Penn In the News
Camille Charles of the School of Arts & Sciences shares her thoughts on the benefits of diversity in the classrooms of the American public school system.
Penn In the News
Jonathan Zimmerman of the Graduate School of Education talks about the link between psychology and political discourse and how it has impacted the capacity for debate.
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Dominic Sisti of the Perelman School of Medicine co-authors an article about how health technology can reinforce biases against the mentally ill.
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Undergraduate Sona Dadhania is highlighted for receiving the Science Ambassador Scholarship.
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Marybeth Gasman of the Graduate School of Education answers listeners’ questions about the impact of living in “better” school district areas on a student’s college admissions chances.